TWENTY-FOURTH NOMINEES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC021224 · ltd · incorporated 1939-10-24
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueDormant / non-trading with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (60/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
16 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
110 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-04-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-12📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-22➖GRYCUK, Fiona Mackinnon resignedsecretary
- 2021-07-22➖GRYCUK, Fiona Mackinnon resigneddirector
- 2021-07-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-07-22📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2021-03-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-01-27➕RUSSELL, Gordon Iain appointeddirector
- 2021-01-27➖LAING, Thomas Fleming resigneddirector
- 2021-01-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-11-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2011-03-14➕LAING, Thomas Fleming appointeddirector
- 1991-03-29➕GRYCUK, Fiona Mackinnon appointedsecretary
- 1991-03-29➖MILLS, Alexander Horace Scott resignedsecretary
- 1939-10-24🏢Company incorporatedAs TWENTY-FOURTH NOMINEES LIMITED
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
76/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 86 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Caledonian Property Group Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Caledonian Property Group Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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TWENTY-FOURTH NOMINEES LIMITED
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Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Caledonian Property Group Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 17/11/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1939-10-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company
Registered office
46 Charlotte Square
Edinburgh
EH2 4HQ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-01
Last: 2025-11-17
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
Active
RUSSELL, Gordon Iain→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2021-01-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GRYCUK, Fiona Mackinnon→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1991-03-29 · resigned 2021-07-22
MILLS, Alexander Horace Scott→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1991-03-29
GRYCUK, Fiona Mackinnon→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · resigned 2021-07-22
LAING, Thomas Fleming→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2011-03-14 · resigned 2021-01-27
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Recent filings (110 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-16
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-07-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-07-22
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-07-22